ATLANTA -- Ian Anderson will start Game 2 of the National League Championship Series for a second straight year, and Charlie Morton will get a couple extra days of rest.

The Braves announced that Anderson will be on the mound when they look to take a 2-0 lead against the Dodgers in Game 2 on Sunday at Truist Park. Atlanta won the series opener, 3-2, on Saturday night.

This decision will allow Morton a little extra time to recover from starting Game 4 of the NL Division Series on Tuesday on short rest. He'll get Game 3 on Tuesday in L.A.

¡°That's all it was about, just giving Charlie another day's rest,¡± Braves manager Brian Snitker said. ¡°That's it.¡±

Morton, 37, threw 85 pitches in Game 1 of the NLDS on Oct. 8, and then 69 more when he started Game 4 on Tuesday on three days' rest. He will have two extra days leading into Tuesday¡¯s start at Dodger Stadium.

Anderson has totaled just 30 regular-season starts in two big league seasons, but the 23-year-old hurler has already posted four scoreless outings in five career playoff starts. He began his postseason career with 17 2/3 scoreless innings before allowing a pair of runs in the third inning of last year's NLCS Game 7 against the Dodgers.

¡°Yeah, I'm definitely excited to get the ball tomorrow and pitch deep into the game and give the team a good chance to win,¡± Anderson said. ¡°The experience of last year and going up against the same opponent is going to be huge for us, I think.¡±

Anderson debuted on Aug. 26, 2020, and he didn¡¯t pitch in front of a crowd until approximately 12,000 fans were permitted to attend each of last year¡¯s NLCS games at Globe Life Park in Arlington. But the young hurler certainly wasn¡¯t fazed as he tossed five scoreless innings against the Brewers in front of a raucous Atlanta crowd in Game 3 on Monday.

By getting the Game 2 start, Anderson will have a chance to strengthen his success in Atlanta. During the regular season, opponents produced a .603 OPS against him at Truist Park and a .732 OPS against him on the road.